NCAA basketball players you love to hate

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Some players you remember for the windmill dunk or the buzzer-beating shot. Others you remember because of the disdain you feel whenever you see that player's highlights on your television screen. To celebrate March Madness, USA TODAY Sports breaks down those players who make you scoff when you hear their name. Here's a countdown of the players you likely loved to hate throughout college basketball history.
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Christian Laettner, Duke. Don't act like you didn't see this one coming. Who hates him? Everybody. Why? In the same game he hit the famous game-winner against Kentucky in the 1992 Elite Eight, he stomped on Aminu Timberlake's chest. Laettner probably should have been ejected but only got a technical foul and ended up leading Duke to the national title.
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Joakim Noah, Florida. Who hates him? Most of the world after the 2006 national title when Noah stood on media tables and performed the Gator chomp. It was all anyone who enjoyed sportsmanship needed to add "hate" to their vocabulary. Noah's emotion made him the star of back-to-back NCAA title-winning teams. Remember the chest pounding and yelling? It's tough to forget.
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Fab Five (Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Ray Jackson), Michigan. Who hates them? Grumpy purists in the early 1990s. Also, Grant Hill. Why? The Wolverines forever changed college basketball, bringing NBA-style trash talk and swagger to the amateur game. During their freshmen and sophomore campaigns, the teams lost in the national championship game.
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J.J. Redick, Duke. It's really not a Duke thing, seriously. Who hates him? People who don't like the Blue Devils. Notably, Maryland fans. Why? He was the epitome of the Duke "pretty boy" stereotype, rolling into Durham as a cocky freshman. Redick was subject to ruthless taunts during his time at Duke and haters only had more ammo when he walked off the court crying after his final game.
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Allen Iverson, Georgetown. Who hates him? Those who didn't believe in second chances, or those who believed a criminal was playing basketball, which was the unfortunate persona Iverson earned after spending four months of his senior year of high school in prison for a famous bowling alley incident in Virginia. Iverson was disrespected as much as he was taunted, with "jailbird" chants and bowling pins floating in opposing Big East stands. Iverson did a little trash talking, too, which only fueled angry fans.
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Tyler Hansbrough, UNC. Who hates him? Even-tempered basketball fans. Why? "Psycho T" was beloved by the media for his "hustle." He's also the type of player who's not afraid to get in your face and won't back down. That's fuel to the fire. It could be argued that he's annoying because he's successful, but Maryland and Duke fans suggest it's because he's one of the game's biggest crybabies ever.
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Eric Devendorf, Syracuse. Who hates him? Big East fans in general, anyone not living in upstate New York. He gave opposing fans plenty of ammunition with his on-court demeanor of trash talking mixed with his off-court issues, which included a near school dismissal for a physical altercation with a female. It also didn't help that he had plenty of tattoos.
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Steve Wojciechowski, Duke. Who hates him? Anybody who watched basketball in the mid-1990s. Why? "Wojo," his floor-slapping and notorious flop against Kentucky in the 1998 Elite Eight drew the ire of fans everywhere outside Durham. And now as an assistant coach, he's grumpy Coach K's angry sidekick on the bench.
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Adam Morrison, Gonzaga. Who hates him? Whoever the Bulldogs faced when he was playing. Since Redick was in this guy's era, Morrison took the back seat in the hater club. But Morrison, the nation's top scorer at the time, was taunted by fans on the west coast just as heavily, getting made fun of for his mustache and crying passionately after losing.
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Corky Taylor, Minnesota. Who hates him? The college basketball world at one point. In 1972, the Golden Gophers were playing against Ohio State. The Buckeyes' Luke Witte was fouled hard to the ground by Taylor, who then extended a hand to Witte to pick him up. Then, Tayor kneed Witte in the groin and a brawl ensued between the teams. Though he died in 2012, Taylor was able to befriend Witte in his later years.
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Marshall Henderson, Ole miss. Who hates him? SEC country, particularly Auburn fans. Why? One of the most polarizing figures the game has seen in years, Henderson has made highlights with his bad-boy antics in 2012-13, trolling opposing teams and taunting opposing players. Anyone who doesn't like him, Henderson doesn't care. He doesn't like you, either.
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Monte Towe, N.C. State. Who hates him? Short guys envied him, tall guys wanted the skills like him. Towe led the Wolfpack to the 1974 NCAA Championship, using his skills as an undersized player to his advantage, he teamed up with David Thompson to create the "alley-oop" pass. Dunking was illegal, so the ally-oop would soon become the ideal high-percentage shot. (An earlier version of this photo information misidentified the player with whom Towe created the alley-oop.)
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Greivis Vasquez, Maryland. Who hates him? Anyone in ACC country and Memphis fans. Why? The Venezuelan's brash personality often involved screaming at student sections, reporters and he even once grabbed a mop when the floor wasn't being cleaned to his satisfaction. Vasquez also ripped Memphis' weak conference before the Tigers destroyed Maryland in the 2009 tournament. Oh, and that darn shimmy dance.
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Ed Pinckney, Villanova. Who hates him? Pretty much anyone ever associated with Georgetown during the 1985 season. The eighth-seeded Wildcats took down the No. 1 heavily-favored Hoyas in the National Championship Game. Pinckney was named most outstanding player in the tournament. The game itself is often recognized as the greatest upset in college basketball history.
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Mark Madsen, Stanford. Who hates him? Rhode Island fans. With 26 seconds left, Madsen stole a botched inbound pass and finished with a dunk. Madsen was fouled on the way up, and the three-point play sent Stanford to the Final Four. Perhaps what infuriated fans most was his celebration following the jam, when he danced and cheered with his arms raised in the air.
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Some players you remember for the windmill dunk or the buzzer-beating shot. Others you remember because of the disdain you feel whenever you see that player's highlights on your television screen. To celebrate March Madness, USA TODAY Sports breaks down those players who make you scoff when you hear their name. Here's a countdown of the players you likely loved to hate throughout college basketball history.